Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting area and hatchlings released at Daran Beach, Jiwani District, Gwadar, Balochistan with some recommendations for its conservation

Asad Ullah; Sohaib Ahmed; Arz Muhammad Umrani; Mukhtar Ahmed; Shehr Yar Nasim; Nazeer Ahmed; Abdul Ghafar Ghotia; Fayaz Ahmed; Khair Khatoon; Fehmeeda Yousaf; Amber Khalid; Ahmad Zamir; Zile Huma

doi:10.22034/ijab.v10i6.1761

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Asad Ullah Pakistan Forests Institute Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Sohaib Ahmed Pakistan Forests Institute Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Arz Muhammad Umrani
arzmuhammad804@gmail.com
Pakistan Forests Institute Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Mukhtar Ahmed University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan.
Shehr Yar Nasim Pir Mehr Ali Shah Airid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Nazeer Ahmed Lasbella University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Las Bela, Pakistan.
Abdul Ghafar Ghotia Lasbella University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Las Bela, Pakistan.
Fayaz Ahmed Pakistan Forests Institute Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Khair Khatoon Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences Quetta, Quetta, Pakistan.
Fehmeeda Yousaf University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan.
Amber Khalid Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ahmad Zamir Pakistan Forests Institute Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Zile Huma Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University Quetta, Quetta, Pakistan.

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This study aimed to investigate the nesting area of green turtle, Chelonia mydas, and hatchlings released in Daraan Beach, Jiwani, Pakistan, with providing recommendations for their conservation. Survey trips were conducted along Daran Beach, Jiwani, for the current study from September 2020 to August 2021. We examined the nests, nesting turtles, hatchlings, and turtle tracks during this period. In addition, interviews were conducted with representatives of the local community, fishing industry, and wildlife service to obtain further information. On Daraan Beach, the three green turtle nesting locations (Rindani Taak, Dedalah Taak and Shaheed Taak) were recorded. The results showed that September had the fewest hatchlings and January had the most hatchlings, whereas, in the months of May, June, July, and August, there was no hatchling record. The results also revealed increasing hatchlings during our study during 2020-2021 due to the Wildlife department’s efforts to protect and conserve green turtles at Daran Beach. The green turtle population in Jiwani is in danger due to human activities such as climate change, global warming, sea level rise, pollution, and poaching.

Ullah, A., Ahmed, S., Umrani, A. M., Ahmed, M., Nasim, S. Y., Ahmed, N., Ghotia, A. G., Ahmed, F., Khatoon, K., Yousaf, F., Khalid, A., Zamir, A., & Huma, Z. (2022). Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting area and hatchlings released at Daran Beach, Jiwani District, Gwadar, Balochistan with some recommendations for its conservation. International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 10(6), 474–477. https://doi.org/10.22034/ijab.v10i6.1761

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